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The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-five Lessons That Will Build Your Reasoning Skills
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Item Description...
This book is like a toolbox, full of different kinds of tools you can use for different thinking tasks. Just as you use the wrench to fix the sink, so you can use the tools we give you in this book to solve thinking problems.
We wrote this book for children and adults who want to learn logic and critical thinking skills. The Thinking Toolbox follows the same style as The Fallacy Detective with lessons and exercises and an answer key in the back. Parents and teachers, as well as anybody who wants to learn logic, will find The Thinking Toolbox easy to use and practical.
Features
Fun to use not dry like a math textbook
Can be used after or before The Fallacy Detective
Introductory teaches skills you can use right away
Self-teaching format
For ages twelve and older
Over 60 cartoon illustrations by Richard LaPierre
Table of Contents
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Tools for Thinking
A Thinking Tool
A Discussion, a Disagreement, an Argument, and a Fight
When It Is Dumb to Argue
Fact, Inference, or Opinion
Finding the Premises and Conclusion
How to List Reasons Why You Believe Something
How to Defeat Your Own Argument
When Not to Use Logic
Tools for Opposing Viewpoints
Using the Opposing Viewpoints Chart
Opposing Viewpoints Are Everywhere
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Evidence
You Cant Believe Everything You Hear
Are You Primary or Secondary?
Who Has a Reason to Lie?
Corroborating Evidence
Mystery of the Stolen Manoot
Stir Plot until Thickened
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Does a Possibly Make a Probably?
Circumstantial Evidence
Puzzling Developments
Tools for Science
Mole the Scientist
Tools that Help Scientists Do Their Job
How to Be a Keen Observer
Brainstorming
Hypothesis Is a Huge Word
How to Prove You Are Wrong
A Good Experiment
How to Analyze Data
Listen and Learn
Pseudoscience
A Little Project
Projects
Herbal the Verbal Gerbil Game
The Mystery of the Large Letter Library
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Item Specifications...
Pages 234
Dimensions: Length: 8.9" Width: 6.5" Height: 0.5"
Binding Softcover
Release Date May 1, 2005
Publisher CHRISTIAN LOGIC #1269
Age 13-18
ISBN 0974531510
EAN 9780974531519
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 | Teaches how to use your mind Jun 21, 2006 |
After seeing the Bluedorn's initial logic book, "The Fallacy Detective", I was excited to find out that they were writing a sequel--this time, however, they weren't discussing how NOT to think. In this book, they cover how to think and use your mind.
I had the good fortune to be involved in editing this book pre-pub, and as I was editing this book, I became increasingly amazed at how helpful and informative it was, and yet so easy and fun to read...mind you, this is no dull and boring textbook. This book has a light style, with great illustrations and interesting and sometimes fun examples.
In this book, as in "The Fallacy Detective", every chapter ends with exercises that are sometimes fun and sometimes tough, and help you remember and use what you learned in the chapter.
I found this book helpful for learning how to think and use my mind in different ways. Hopefully, you will, too. | | | | I loved it! Perfect for teens, parents and homeschoolers Mar 2, 2006 |
I wasn't quite sure how I would like a book that's all about sharpening your reasoning skills and that used the term LOGIC. Would it be boring? Would it make me feel dumb in the end?
Anyhow, I had heard great things about this book by Nathaniel Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn (as well as their other book The Fallacy Detective)...so I dove right in...and was not disappointed!
Why couldn't they have had books like this in high school and college??? The Bluedorns did a fabulous job of walking you through various thinking tasks (such as When is it Dumb to Argue?, Using the Scientific Method, Who has a reason to Lie?, etc) in an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand and quite entertaining way. The scenarios and conversations they include will help you apply your new-found skills into real life situations. After all, what good is a tool if you don't know when or how to use it?
I loved how each lesson was short and to-the-point. Quite necessary for those of us with demanding toddlers or anyone with a short attention span. Each lesson also had exercises at the end (don't worry, no crunches or push-ups required!); and each exercise builds on previous exercises which helps to further drive the point home. Ahem...and for those of you who still worry about tackling logic, there IS an answer key at the end!
Initially, I was quite skeptical of being able to recommend a book about logic, but The Thinking Toolbox is one of the BEST books I have ever read on the subject! It is self-teaching and offers a Christian view of logic. It is written for ages 13 through adult and is a very useful way to introduce critical and systematic thinking/reasoning to students. I think it would be a perfect read for your student before they tackle their next science project or experiment, make a speech, write a research paper, or just any time. It would also prove quite useful for any mom or dad to get their thinking-ducks in a row as well...so check it out!
| | | | A Great Toolbox Feb 28, 2006 |
In our world today where children are content to sit and watch every shallow program the media throws out, I am pleased to discover a book that challenges us to exercise our brains. The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-Five Lessons That Will Build Your Reasoning Skills by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn targets ages 13 through adults. It includes three major sections: Tools for Thinking, Tools for Opposing Viewpoints and Tools for Science.
I am reading it to my children each day and they enjoy the lessons which are written in laymen's terms and laced with humor. Included at the end of each chapter are exercises. Sometimes the answers are obvious and sometimes we really have to analyze the possibilities. At the end of the book there is a section with projects and games and also an answer key for the chapter exercises.
We live in a time when knowledge is literally at our fingertips with just the click of a mouse. Contemplating, evaluating and musing seem to be left to those who came long before us. We have forgotten the words written by Solomon in Proverbs 4:7, "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." The Thinking Toolbox is just what the title says, a toolbox for building reasoning skills. This is a book on my list of "must haves" for any homeschool or classroom library. | | | | Excellent Resource Feb 19, 2006 |
Have you ever stopped to think about how much money is spent in advertising aimed at your kids? Did you ever listen to a political debate with your kids and have them express their views regarding the debate? Were they able to solidly defend their views? Can your children differentiate between factual and false claims as they wade through ads promising to be "scientifically" or "medically" proven to cause weight loss, restore lost hair, or return aging skin to it's former dewey youthful complexion? Are your children able to defend their faith, their world view, their political persuasion with substantive thought and clarity?
If you've pondered any or all of those questions and wanted a resource to aid your children in discerning truth and being able to share truth clearly, then you'll want to introduce them to The Thinking Toolbox. While this book is self-teaching, you would miss some great opportunities for lively discussions if you didn't share the journey through The Thinking Toolbox with them.
I would be remiss to not mention the Bible being our main foundation when it comes to seeking and finding truth. The Thinking Toolbox builds upon that foundation and the book's effectiveness is in its bringing the principles of that foundation into everyday situations. It teaches your kids ways to discern between truth and lie amidst the daily bombardment of information in sales pitches, "scientific" and "medical" claims, political debates, daily news, and much more.
Even in the book's examples, exercises, and answers, you will probably find that you don't agree with the authors one hundred percent of the time. Therein lies the beauty of the book: you no longer allow your brain to sluggishly swallow everything it's being fed. You are challenged to think through your acceptance or rejection of what's being offered. Additionally you learn how to defend your choice of acceptance or rejection.
The Thinking Toolbox is not a quick read. It's something to be shared one bite-sized chapter at a time. And each "bit" provides plenty to chew on. Prepare to be stretched mentally. Prepare to find yourself thinking about and looking for the truth while sorting through the morass of information that daily assails you and your family. Prepare to be better able to live truth and to share truth with others in confidence. After all, isn't that really our purpose in life?
| | | | Truly Excellent Oct 4, 2005 |
When I said I would read and review The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel & Hans Bluedorn, I did not know that it was a textbook for homeschoolers. I don't homeschool my children and probably would not have asked for this particular book had I realized. I wouldn't have thought that it would have been something I would be interested in. I am glad that I didn't know.
The book says that it is for children 13 through adult. Well, my children are 7, 10, and 12 (in August) and they loved it. We sat down for our first lesson and they didn't want to stop even after our fourth! They really enjoyed the formatting and the "thinking" was fun to them. They couldn't wait until we sat down the next day to start on lesson five.
The book is set up as a toolbox full of thinking tools. Each lesson teaches you a thinking tool and how that thinking tool can help you with different thinking tasks. It teaches you when it is dumb to argue, how to analyze the arguments of someone who disagrees with you, what the difference between an argument and a fight are, how to list reasons why you believe the things you believe, and much more. It even has a chapter on projects and games.
While the book states that it is based on a Christian view of logic, I honestly feel that even non-Christians can use this book and enjoy it. The biblical references are not overly done and what is there is done very well and fits in with the lesson. Also, parents of public school children will find this book valuable to their children. It will definitely help them with everyday situations that they face. | | | Write your own review about The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-five Lessons That Will Build Your Reasoning Skills
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